HAMPTON – The Bethel Bruins overcame a slew of penalties in the second half to defeat
Menchville 35-16 in front of a Homecoming crowd at Darling Stadium.
The Bruins jumped to a 21-3 halftime lead on the strength of their defense, which held the Monarchs to 36 total yards in the first half. The Bruins capitalized on an early special teams boost, as Jonathan Saunders blocked a Menchville punt in the end zone and scooped up the ball for the Bruins first touchdown.
Bethel traveled 60 yards on nine plays with their next possession, culminating the drive with a Janaz Jordan 4-yard score to open the second quarter. Later in the quarter, Mondo Walker picked off a Shemar Butts pass and returned the ball 33 yards for Bethel’s third touchdown.
Menchville kicker Isaiah Hudson closed the first half with a 47-yard field goal.
The Monarchs scored touchdowns on successive possessions early in the fourth quarter to close the lead to 28-16. After a Chanz Dixon touchdown, a trio of unsportsmanlike penalties by Bethel set the ensuing kickoff at the Bruin 12, where the onside kick failed to travel ten yards and stopped at the 4. But a Bethel fumble on their first play gave Menchville the ball back, and Nick Webster scored from the 1 on the third play.
Dwayne Hudson, who earlier scored on a 27-yard fake punt return run, intercepted a pass and traveled 99 yards for the game’s deciding score.
MENCHVILLE 0, 3, 0, 13 -- 16
BETHEL 7, 14, 7, 7 - 35
1st Quarter
B – Saunders blocked punt, recovered in end zone (Vassilakopoulos kick)
2nd Quarter
B – Jordan 4 run (Vassilakopoulos kick)
B – M. Walker 33 int return (Vassilakopoulos kick)
M – Howard 47 FG
3rd Quarter
B – Hudson 27 run (Vassilakopoulos kick)
4th Quarter
M – Dixon 4 run (run failed)
M – Webster 1 run (Howard kick)
B – Hudson 99 int return (Vassilakopoulos kick)
Mench Beth
First downs; 14, 9
Rushes-yards; 39-178, 29-130
Passing yards; 29, 38
Comp-att-int; 4-12-2, 3-9-2
Penalties-yards; 9-90, 12-125
Punts-avg; 6-30.5, 4-39
Fumbles-lost; 2-0, 2-1
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